Best early Prime Day headphones deals: My 12 favorite sales live now

Amazon has announced the official dates for this summer’s Prime Day sale, the e-commerce giant’s biggest shopping event of the year. Prime Day is a great time to buy headphones, earbuds, and Bluetooth speakers, as the latest releases are usually on sale or offer a promotion. Get daily deals straight to your inbox during Prime… Continue reading Best early Prime Day headphones deals: My 12 favorite sales live now

Nissan confirms its first EV with ‘game-changer’ solid-state batteries is still on track

Nissan is betting big on solid-state batteries to help power up a comeback. The automaker says the next-gen battery tech will be a “game-changer for EVs,” promising more range, faster charging, and lower costs. Nissan just confirmed its first EV with solid-state batteries is on track, but it may trail Toyota and Volkswagen to market.… Continue reading Nissan confirms its first EV with ‘game-changer’ solid-state batteries is still on track

Sam Altman Heaps Praise on Donald Trump

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is gushing over president Donald Trump’s mammoth $500 billion AI infrastructure project, dubbed Stargate. The buzzy initiative made headlines in January, with the likes of OpenAI, Japanese investment group SoftBank, and the software giant Oracle pledging a combined $100 billion to build enormous data centers to run extremely power-hungry AI models.… Continue reading Sam Altman Heaps Praise on Donald Trump

Engineer: With AI, “Anybody Whose Job Is Done on a Computer All Day Is Over… It’s Just a Matter of Time”

You hear two wildly diverging narratives about AI lately. One, emanating mainly from the tech sector, is that AI is not only poised to supersede human intelligence, but is already radically changing the world and workforce. The other is that the tech’s mostly a nothingburger, with the boosters from the first narrative forcing its slop… Continue reading Engineer: With AI, “Anybody Whose Job Is Done on a Computer All Day Is Over… It’s Just a Matter of Time”

“Mansplaining Audacity”: President of Signal Watches in Bemusement as Random Man Explains Her Company’s AI Strategy to Her

The act of mansplaining is alive and well on social media. Since what feels like the dawn of time, overconfident men have condescendingly explained how things work, even when they’re woefully wrong and unqualified. Look no further than a baffling exchange on Bluesky after Meredith Whittaker, the president of encrypted chat platform Signal and chief… Continue reading “Mansplaining Audacity”: President of Signal Watches in Bemusement as Random Man Explains Her Company’s AI Strategy to Her

Companies That Replaced With Humans With AI Are Realizing Their Mistake

According to tech billionaire and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 2025 was supposed to be the year “when AI agents will work.” Despite widespread hype, so-called “AI agents” — a software product that’s supposed to complete human-level tasks autonomously — have yet to live up to their name. As of April, even the best AI agent… Continue reading Companies That Replaced With Humans With AI Are Realizing Their Mistake

US Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday upheld the state of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. In a 6–3 decision in United States v. Skrmetti, the justices found that Tennessee’s law is not unconstitutional. The central issue of the case was whether Tennessee’s ban violates the equal protection clause of the 14th… Continue reading US Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

6 Best Red Light Therapy Masks and LED Devices of 2025, Reviewed

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. If your skin is crying for help but you’re too tired to care, the best red light therapy masks are the easiest fake-it-’til-you-make-it hack around. You might have seen… Continue reading 6 Best Red Light Therapy Masks and LED Devices of 2025, Reviewed

Waymo’s robotaxis are coming back to New York City

The company wants to change state law so it can operate vehicles without safety drivers. That will be a challenge. The company wants to change state law so it can operate vehicles without safety drivers. That will be a challenge. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public… Continue reading Waymo’s robotaxis are coming back to New York City

Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket

The rocket flew for almost a full minute and reached an altitude of 890 feet before landing within 14 inches of its target. The rocket flew for almost a full minute and reached an altitude of 890 feet before landing within 14 inches of its target. Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering… Continue reading Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket